Bigwigs Know Best

Andrew Jackson

Great article:

Politico
The First Time Party Bigwigs Tried to Stop a Front-Runner From Becoming President It Backfired—Big-time
What the GOP can learn from the story of Andrew Jackson in 1824.
By Andrew Saunders March 13, 2016
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/gop-2016-andrew-jackson-1824-213726

America has never seen a presidential candidate like this before. Detractors point to his lack of political experience, his poor grasp of policy, his alleged autocratic leanings and his shady past. They believe this man without much of a political platform (but with interesting hair) has neither the qualifications nor the temperament to be president. Yet in defiance of conventional wisdom, he is leading his three main rivals in the race for the White House, and party bigwigs are at a loss how to respond. No, it’s not Donald Trump. His name is Andrew Jackson, and the year is 1824...

I do not think Mr. Trump has the same size following, and he is not a larger-than-life war hero, but it is an interesting parallel.
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